Kayaking on Lake Muhazi

One of my friends recently bought an inflatable kayak at a yard sale, so today we decided to try it out. We drove about an hour east of Kigali to a place called Jambo Beach on Lake Muhazi. When we arrived, we rolled out the kayak and began to try to inflate it.
When we thought we might have enough air in it, we set it on the ground, and realized that the bottom sections weren't inflated nearly enough. Getting to those sections with the others already inflated, though, was not an easy task.
After a few minutes, when we thought it might be ready to go on the water, we all sat down in it, and I was pretty sure we would never last on the water. Just then, one of the women who works at Jambo Beach came up and told us that they had a pump we could use if we wanted. I was amazed she hadn't made that offer an hour earlier when we began trying to inflate the boat. Still, though, I was thankful that we could add some more air to all the sections of the kayak before we put it in the water.
Once inflated, we went out on the lake and enjoyed an absolutely beautiful afternoon of paddling. The weather was perfect, the boat stayed afloat and we all enjoyed a day outside Kigali.